Chapter 62: Beyond the Tower
King Duriss and several young companions immediately arrived at the scene of the incident, only to see that a group of high-ranking officials such as Fox had already arrived at the scene
This is a typical Pole village, in what should have been an oat field stands a huge cyan stone tower, at least 300 square meters in size, more than 120 meters high, at the base of the tower there is an arched entrance, above the entrance is inlaid with twelve round stone beads, leaning against the rightmost one is emitting a dazzling red light, while the other eleven stone beads are dim
The sudden appearance of such a huge building caused many people to watch the crowd, and Du Lis ordered all the unrelated onlookers in the vicinity to be driven away and sealed off the area within a radius of one kilometer, and after a while, only a few hundred kings, officials, and a group of farmers who were complaining to the officials about their hard work were crushed by the tower
In the end, the peasants were driven away, and the king asked the magistrate of the royal capital when the tower had appeared
The report was probably an hour before the sheriff replied
An hour ago, Durris was a little angry and only reported now
Your Majesty, I'll tell them not to bother you yet, because you're meeting your guests...... Fox said
Stupid Duris is furious, who makes you take matters into your own hands, knowing that your delay could kill a lot of people
In the face of the anger of His Majesty the King, Fawkes did not dare to speak anymore, and after the death of Jean Neda, who was originally in charge of the defense of the capital, the command of all the capital guards was temporarily managed by Fawkes, which was the first major thing that Fawkes needed to deal with after taking command, but he knew that he had made a huge mistake today
Now is not the time to blame them, since this tower has appeared, you should make a decision early, Cassius reminded
After being reminded by Cassius, Duris regained his composure a little, and after a moment of anger, he said to Fawkes: "Have you sent someone to investigate the situation in the tower?"
Fawkes didn't dare to slack off, he hurriedly replied: Hui Majesty, the minister immediately sent a team of elite troops into the tower to investigate, but they have not heard any news so far
A team of Duris looked up at the top of the tower, and after a moment he ordered, immediately sending griffons to the top of the tower to investigate
The minister had already sent griffons to scout Fawkes, but the sky above the tower was protected by a special magical barrier, and any flying creature within fifty meters of the tower would suddenly fall from the sky, for which we had already lost six griffons, two of whom fell to death on the spot, and the other four were seriously injured and unconscious
Duris paced back and forth, thinking of a solution
Uncle King might as well just smash the tower with a giant catapult, and Joika gave him an idea
No, I have a squad of soldiers in this tower, and there are nearly a hundred troops in this tower, and if I use a giant catapult, I will definitely hurt them, I can't leave my soldiers behind, and Duris flatly rejected Joyka's proposal
Then, not long after, Durris issued an order that shocked all the officials and soldiers present: Fawkes, you immediately mobilize all the soldiers in Hansha who can be mobilized, evacuate the tens of thousands of residents who remained in the city to the outskirts of the city, and run as far south as possible
陛xià this ......
Don't grind and do it now
Yes, sir
Fawkes and the other officers were ordered to leave, and within a few minutes, the hundreds of soldiers and officers surrounding the tower had dispersed, leaving only eight personal guards waiting by Duris's side
Is this really okay you evacuate the people outside the city to let them escape this catastrophe Sophia asked
However, Duris shook his head and said helplessly: I can only do my best, and for the sake of the current army in Hansha City, there are only about 1,000 people, and it will take a day and a half to evacuate tens of thousands of people at the earliest, I hope that during this time, this tower of seven sins will not cause a disaster, if it really can't be done, then the people in the city can flee as much as they can
There are only more than a thousand soldiers, this is the capital of the kingdom, the army is not only so little, Joika sighed
The two wars with the orcs and St. Auluffy, as well as the bandits and rogues that appeared everywhere in the kingdom, have already restrained most of the strength of the royal team, and almost all the elite soldiers and strong generals I can send around me have been sent out, and now it is the biggest limit to be able to maintain a thousand soldiers in Hansha City, speaking of which, Du Lisi couldn't help but clench his fists, and he knew that in this way, he would recall Li Man's main force
Uncle King, what are your plans now, Dani asked
The eight guards around me all have the strength of the Legion Knights, and I plan to form an assault team with them to find out what is going on inside this tower, bring the warriors of that squad home, and if you're lucky, maybe find a way to destroy the Tower of the Seven Sins
It's too dangerous, Dani heard that Uncle King was going to enter the tower in person, and she became nervous, you are the king, what is the situation inside the tower, and it is still unclear how you can let you go in person, and if you want to go in, you must let the people below go
No, it is precisely because I am the king that I have to deal with this existential crisis for the kingdom myself, and then the king turned and shouted to the eight personal guards beside him, "Warriors, are you willing to live and die with me?"
Eight personal guards shouted: "Swear to follow Your Majesty."
Bang Bang ...... There was a burst of applause from the opposite direction of the tower, and everyone fled to see more than twenty black figures walking towards everyone
The speaker is a middle-aged man walking in the middle, wearing a set of Mithril alloy armor, but wearing a pure black cloak, with a cross around his neck and a long sword tied around his waist, walking behind him with more than twenty masked men in black, who were dressed exactly the same as their black-clad killers who had besieged Sophia in the western suburbs of Hansar the night before
Your Excellency, who the hell realized that the other party was not good, Duris was also on guard, and when he asked, one hand was already clenching his fighting spear
I'm just an ordinary knight, my name is not enough, and the knight with a black cloak said with a smile, Originally, this tower of the seven sins would open a pleasant pie, in order to avoid the failure of the pie due to your ignorance, Mr. King, so the Pope had already made arrangements
Your Excellency was sent by the Pope to prevent me from entering the Tower of the Seven Sins
No, this work should have been done by Jean Neda, but I didn't expect that guy to be so useless, and he died before he even started, so I had to clean up the mess for him, Merit Gaar said lightly, he didn't seem to take Duris in his eyes, yes, this person is Melitgar, and there is only one paladin in a pure black cloak, and that is Merit Gaar, who is always hidden in the shadows
Hmph, 'Pai duì', what is the 'Pai duì' in your mouth, do you know that this tower may kill many people, and at this time, Du Lisi's brows have been tightened
I don't count how many people will die in this country, that's your business as a king, I just know that as long as I hold you back here, my mission will be accomplished
Do you still have humanity, how many innocent lives will you sacrifice, is it not ...... for you at all? Meritgar's cold-bloodedness makes Sophia furious
Oh--aren't you Princess Sophia, Meritgar looked at Sophia and smiled, I really didn't expect you to form an alliance with the murderers of your father and brother, it seems that you really want to save your country, since you want to save this country so much, then I will tell you how to stop this faction
What are you doing, Joyka shouted
Meritgar ignored Joyka, and instead pointed with her hand in the direction of the arched entrance at the bottom of the Tower of the Seven Sins: Do you see the twelve stone beads above the tower gate, and every hour one of the stone beads will light up, and when all the twelve stone beads are lit up, the pie will be held as scheduled, and if you want to stop the pie, you must defeat all the seven guards in the tower before all the twelve stone beads are lit up, but the strength of these seven guards is quite strong, and among you people, only this Mr. King can fight against it, so as long as I contain Mr. King here, no matter how many people enter, it will be useless
At this time, Meritgar and the black-clothed killer behind him had come to a distance of less than a hundred steps from everyone
Feeling the strong hostility from the other party, the eight guards and several young companions all showed their weapons and prepared to deal with the next big battle, when Dani suddenly pointed at Meritgar and shouted in a trembling voice: I recognize him, Teacher William was killed by this man from behind in St. Pope's Island that day, Dani roared, raised his sword, and rushed towards Meritgar without hesitation
With a bang, Dany was shocked and flew out as the two swords intersected, and she fell to the ground and rolled a few times, a wisp of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth, and it seemed that she was not lightly injured
Drinking the Mirit Garti Sword, he rushed towards the fallen Dani, and was about to take Dani's life, but Duris rushed forward with a speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye, and blocked the fatal blow for Dani with the fighting spear in his hand
You guy turned out to be a paladin, and it seems that I can't get out of it until I get rid of you
It was an honor for me to fight to the death against the legendary King Duris I, and Merit Gaar still had an understated smile on her face
At the same time, more than two dozen black-clothed killers standing behind Merit Garr raised their weapons and slaughtered the eight personal guards and their companions, and the eight guards were not willing to ignore the weakness and bravely rushed forward to meet the enemies who were far more numerous than them
Let's go help, Ray shouted, holding up his spear
Well, everyone agreed, and they were ready to rush into the warband
Don't shout to the young men in the midst of the fierce battle with Meritgar, "Leave it to me and the guards, just go into the Tower of the Seven Sins and defeat the seven guards."
But...... Sophia also wanted to argue
Don't waste the precious opportunity you have fought for, enter the Thaneduris at once, and as he said this, he was distracted by the fact that he was struck in the stomach by Meritgar, and he took several steps back
Sophia froze where she was, hesitating whether to enter the tower or help
What else are you going to do to save the country, Duris shouted to Sophia who was in a daze while resisting the fierce attack of Meritgar
Sophia, let's go in quickly, Joeyka grabbed Sophia's hand and ran after Cassius and Ray towards the entrance to the Tower of Seven Sins
Six black-clad killers stood in front of their companions, and Cassius and Ray, who rushed ahead, were preparing to meet the enemy, and the two personal guards of Duris heroically charged at the six black-clad killers
Under the cover of Duris and his guards, several young companions finally rushed into the Tower of the Seven Sins
The long sword and the fighting spear collided frequently and fiercely in the air, rubbing out bursts of sparks, I have long said that except for strong people like you and me, no matter how many people enter, it is useless, Mr. King, you can only let a few juniors innocent to send them to death, Merit Gar said in the middle of the confrontation
They may be far inferior to you and me, but I believe that as long as they never give up, they will be able to create a miracle.